Business, politics and philanthropy - how Ken Ong does it all

This article was originally published on RMIT Launchpad.

Ken Ong is a hands-on boss at Temple Brewing Company. He rummages through their warehouse to whisk out a four-pack of his newest product – the Okinawa Sour.

His passion shines through as he talks about the sour beer made with the Shikuwasa fruit that is native to Okinawa, Japan.

“This week we are packing 400 cases to Okinawa,” he announced triumphantly.

“It took us 9 months to perfect the formula. The people love this! We took it to the Shanghai craft beer exhibition in May, and we ran out of beer. So I have to go to Shanghai soon to sort it out with the distributor.”

Running a brewery may sound like a full-time job, but for Ken, it is only the tip of the iceberg.

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